Sorry for the small wait. Things have been a little hectic between school and home. But I found time to type this chapter up and hope the next one will be up soon. Oh, and for people who read Jade, check in on, um, chapter 12, I think it was. I put a note there that explains everything. Well, chapter two! Oh, and I am going to try to put some DxS fluff in this story.

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Chapter Two: Enter Joanna

Danny Phantom flew backwards, striking an unforgiving brick wall. The wall won, and Danny slipped to the ground.

"Dammit! Why can't ONE ghost be easy to catch!" he growled, standing up. He whipped the Fenton Thermos from behind his back and sucked the bluish girl into the ghost catching apparatus. He sighed and changed back to normal.

"Good job, Danny." Samantha Manson walked onto the scene, holding out a basket of fries and a milkshake. Danny smiled gratefully and took the food.

"What, no burger?"

"Tucker has that. What, you expected me, an Ultra-Recyclo Vegetarian, to carry a hunk of MEAT?" Sam laughed and Danny noticed how beautiful she looked. He shook his head to dispel the thought and bit hungrily into a fry.

"Here comes the real food, Danny." Tucker waltzed into the alley with a greasy burger.

When Danny finally finished the meager meal, he wiped his mouth and smiled. "Thanks guys. I'll pay you back tomorrow."

"No need. I paid." said Sam. "It really wasn't that expensive. . ."

"No, really, I should. . ." The two went on like that for a short while before Tucker cut in.

"You guys are making me sick!" he cried, pretending to barf in a trash can. Danny and Sam laughed shortly before Danny felt his ghost sense go off.

"Man, why can't one weekend be easy for me." he complained, changing into Danny Phantom. "I mean, wouldn't it be nice if we could relax once in a while?" Sam nodded slightly while Tucker mouthed off.

"Speak for yourself. I am relaxed." Sam prodded him in the ribs and Tucker shut up immediately.

She spoke quickly. "Can you see it?" For some strange reason, Sam was getting a terrifying vibe from this moment in time. Danny shook his head, and was thrown backwards by a suddenly visible adversary. Danny stood quickly.

"Well, now I can!" he said shortly, leaping into the air. The new ghost laughed, a bitter, cold sound.

"I am Joanna Nightshade!" she cried, throwing back blonde hair to reveal flashing golden eyes. They matched her dress with precise shade and gloss, a rather disconcerting feeling. Sam balked at the sight of the woman. This was the source of her terror, this was why she felt like hiding her face in Danny's arms, this was why she wanted to disappear. The chill in her chest began to grow and she started to gasp for breath.

"Sam, are you okay?" Tucker asked quietly. He was concerned for his friend, even though she could be a royal pain when it came to meat.

"Yeah, I'm fine, thanks." Sam calmed down and tuned back in to the fight. Danny dealt the woman a hard blow, but she retaliated with a kick in the stomach. Danny drifted backwards, hands hidden as he readied two ecto-blasts.

"No one can stand up to Joanna Nightshade and live to tell about it! I will rule this world, no matter how much you try to stop me!"

"Yeah, well," He paused, thinking. No funny quotes came to mind. He had already used most of them during the night. "Screw you." He whipped his hands from behind his back and two green blasts spiraled down towards Joanna. She screamed and disappeared in a plume of green smoke. Ready for almost anything, Danny fingered the Fenton Thermos.

"Boo!" A voice laughed in his ear. Danny pivoted, lashing out with one hand. Joanna dashed out of the way, grinning like a fool.

"Laugh off this!" Danny yelled, uncapping the thermos and aiming. Now, all he had to do was sit back and let the invention do it's work. The blue light struck the woman and sucked her into the thermos. Danny smiled confidently and floated to the ground. Tucker and Sam started foreword, but stopped, eyes latched on the air behind Danny.

A chilling laughter broke the strange silence. Danny turned, eyes widening. Joanna was behind him, untouched by his father's invention and no worse for the wear. She frowned.

"You thought that would stop me? That measly little device? I've seen termites with more strength than you!" she hissed. Danny had to admit that the fight wasn't going as well as he would like. He started to rise from the ground when a golden blast hit him in the chest. Danny dropped to the ground, changing back into his human form just before impact. He was up quickly, seeing as another blast was headed in his direction.

"Danny!" Sam yelped, catching him in a quick embrace. He turned away, back to Joanna Nightshade.

"How did you do that?"

"Magician's secret, boy. And, for my final act. . ." She pointed her palm at the trio and Sam's feeling of extreme dread grew to a bursting point.

"Look out!" she yelled, pushing the other two out of the way and running away herself. A jet of black steam flew over their heads, narrowly missing them. They kept running, not looking back until they were in Danny's house and the shield was up. Joanna plastered herself against the shield and growled in anger.

"I will get you, before this world is mine. And, if I don't fulfill that oath, I will hunt you down after I own the world and make that gothic witch watch as I squeeze every last breath from your pitiful body and. . ." Danny closed the shutters and her voice faded out. He sighed and sat down on the couch.

"Soooo, who wants to sleep over?"

Sam turned, yelling over her shoulder, "I'll call my parents now."

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The silvery girl floated over the battle site, watching it replay in her mind's eye. She shuddered, especially when Joanna made her threat to the boy. Knowing that evil princess, she would keep every last word of the second oath. The girl turned her silver eyes to the moon, as if to ask 'What now?'

What now?

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Anyone getting chills? If you don't really like it now, just bear with me. Please respond ASAP.

Grey R. North